NewStats: 3,261,970 , 8,175,703 topics. Date: Saturday, 31 May 2025 at 10:21 AM 2h1x33

Nigeria's President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has stated that there is no exclusive obligation that a candidate must score 25 per cent in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to be returned president in an election, IGBERETV reports.

Tinubu made his position known in a preliminary objection he filed against the petition by the Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja, seeking the dismissal of the petition for failing to disclose any cause of action.

Labour Party and other parties challenging outcome of the February 25 presidential election, have contended that APC and Tinubu did not secure the 25 per cent of the total votes cast in the FCT “as mandatorily required” in Section 134(2)(b) of the Constitution of Nigeria, and was, therefore, ineligible to be declared.

Tinubu's legal team led by Wole Olanipekun (SAN), argued that the Nigerian election is not based on the electoral college as it particularly relates to the FCT, adding that the residents are not super voters conferred with “any privilege or advantage that is not accorded to citizens of Nigeria of other communities, ethnic groups and places of origin.”

Olanipekun further noted that the territory was created by adjusting the boundaries and excising land from the neighbouring states of Kwara, Niger, Plateau and Kaduna states, etc.

He said,

“The petitioners themselves agree in their paragraph 25 that Nigeria is one single constituency for the purpose of the presidential election.

“Thus, no part of that single constituency is superior to the other or carries a special status requiring a minimum threshold of votes not mandated in others.”

https://igberetvnews.com/1443123/voters-fct-special-dont-need-25-win-tinubu/

Because there are no agberos like you in Abuja na

FCT voters over to you

Na your papa write the constitution?

Druggie! Too much Tramadol!

😎

Tinubu did not win presidential election and cannot be sworn in as Nigeria president.

No man born of a woman can swear in Tinubu as Nigeria president 💯

Yes, they are not special!

nwekeugochukwu:


https://igberetvnews.com/1443123/voters-fct-special-dont-need-25-win-tinubu/

Only the Obidients are still in self denial.

See how bold he is towards unconstitutionality.
He has no regards to the fabrics that holds the nation. Yet he wants to govern the nation.

We just love to ridicule ourselves. People have suddenly turned blind and dumb to simple english.

Constitutionallly Nigeria has no president elect. But since english language is not our first language and translating the constitutional requirement for the FCT abuja has become a challenge, Let those in charge set up a committee that will consult the UK judiciary to explain what the word "AND" means.

Tinubu said this?
From where?

Felimax:
Na your papa write the constitution?

Druggie! Too much Tramadol!

Ignorance of the law is no excuse in-law, he doesn’t owe ignorant people any explanation.

His message was not intended for your consumption, but directed to the Appeals Court, not the oblivious ignorant wailers on social media, devoid of awareness about the laws of the Federation of Nigeria.

JAGABAN!
ON YOUR MANDATE!

Kikikiki
No mind the OP.
Tinubu that is hiding under the bed in Gabon

40Bullets:
Tinubu said this?
From where?

He is 100% correct. The FCT's votes are not superior to that of any other state. Peter Obi and his party are wasting the court's time and by the way, why does Obi want to get the presidency through the backdoor? Why insist on pursuing this on technical grounds?

Naira20:
Kikikiki
No mind the OP.
Tinubu that is hiding under the bed in Gabon

cc:40bullets. Either you cannot read, or comprehend, or maybe both?
Tinubu made his position known in a preliminary objection he filed against the petition by the Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja, seeking the dismissal of the petition for failing to disclose any cause of action.

otuomasirichi:
😎

Tinubu did not win presidential election and cannot be sworn in as Nigeria president.

No man born of a woman can swear in Tinubu as Nigeria president 💯

U guys are just shameless. Arguing blindness after Tinubu has already won

Which Tinubu?
Say his lawyers.Tinubu is nowhere to be found.

favor914:
cc:40bullets.
Tinubu made his position known in a preliminary objection he filed against the petition by the Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja, seeking the dismissal of the petition for failing to disclose any cause of action

This idiotic drug baron again. You must return that stolen mandate

But that is where aso rock is.

Shut up. It's not your duty to interpret the law. Abuja is home to every people across the nation hence it's special electoral status. Occultic Mandate Thief

silibaba:
But that is where aso rock is.

So what, did the constitution of 1999 as amended give Abuja any preferential status?

No, other than that it could be regarded as a state of the federation.

I thought Tinubu came from a region that's supposedly Educated ?

Ahhhhh

Drug daddy they are special because almost every state in Nigeria is represented in the FCT. It is the central point of our democracy... Tinubu is now the Atorney General of agbado republic. But on a serious note this drug daddy has not being sworn-in as president and he is already insulting Nigeria's constitution. This one go be Monster Promax o

Naira20:
Kikikiki...
Tinubu is too dull to know what he needs.
He didn't say what the OP said...Period

President of the most populated & strongest black nation on the face of the earth, is too dull to know what he needs?

I leave you Peasant in your penury & misery, I hope Mother Nigeria forgives you for your ignorance, cos all you will do is suffer in Nigeria for been ignorant.

Even the scripture, Jesus said respect authority.

favor914:
So what, did the constitution of 1999 as amended give Abuja any preferential status?

No, other than that it could be regarded as a state of the federation.

The constitution clarified it already. AND FCT

otuomasirichi:
😎

Tinubu did not win presidential election and cannot be sworn in as Nigeria president.

No man born of a woman can swear in Tinubu as Nigeria president 💯

😁😁
Your folks said he won't even be declared in the first place, you people never learn

Tinubu will be swear in, what are you willing to bet?

Afamsi:
Drug daddy they are special because almost every state in nigeria is represented in the fct

Even till today, Lagos state is still begging the National Assembly to give them special status.

Afamsi:
Drug daddy they are special because almost every state in nigeria is represented in the fct

Where is it in the law that Abuja votes are superior?

Keep fooling yourself

Na people wey no understand English carry the matter for head like gala

silibaba:


The constitution clarified it already. AND FCT

Stop misinterpreting what you don't know.

The law says all votes are equal

silibaba:


The constitution clarified it already. AND FCT

cc: Afamsi

Ignorance of the law, is no excuse in law, even INEC has confirmed same, yet they Obidients still choose to dwell in ignorance?

299. The provisions of this Constitution shall apply to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja as if it were one of the States of the Federation; and accordingly -

(a) all the legislative powers, the executive powers and the judicial powers vested in the House of Assembly, the Governor of a State and in the courts of a State shall, respectively, vest in the National Assembly, the President of the Federation and in the courts which by virtue of the foregoing provisions are courts established for the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja;

(b) all the powers referred to in paragraph (a) of this section shall be exercised in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution; and

(c) the provisions of this Constitution pertaining to the matters aforesaid shall be read with such modifications and adaptations as may be reasonably necessary to bring them into conformity with the provisions of this section.